MINUTES OF THE CIA CAREER COUNCIL 65TH MEETING, THURSDAY, 25 MAY 1961, 2:00 P.M. DCI CONFERENCE ROOM

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• Publication Date: May 25, 1961
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65th Meetin;, aursday, 25 May 1961, 2:00 p.m.
i)CI Conference Roan -
resent: . ett D. Echols, Chairxisn
~ cbert I~mory, Jr., Member
Matthew Baird, Member
Richard Helms, :;ember
Erman B. Kirkpatrick, Mcnber
Lawrence K. White, Member
Laurence R. Houston, General. Counsel.
1. The minutes of the 63rd (14 November 1960) and the 6th (7 February
961) rlcetings szere approved as submitted.
2. The Chairman of the Career Council announced that
would serve as the Executive Secretary of the Council, sub o
of the Council. the
r ; al.
Tae .Agency's policy on retirement at age 62, currently stated in
was discus; ed at length. Mr. Houston reported on the procedures of
the Agency retirement Board, the progress made in encouraging retirement of per-
sorsnel then eligible, and the varying standards applied in the three major co: -
ponen.ts . The Council agreed:
a. That the retircTM nt policy has been effective and should be con-
tinued, but there is a need for a clearer policy statement in a regulation.
The draft regulation on retirement, now being reviewed by the Retirement
Board, should contain a statement of the .1 ency is need for and objective
in establishing the retirement policy. The policy should be flexible, but
no mention should be made of compassionate reasons for e.tensions;
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b. That a letter should be sent to individuals five years in advance
of their eligibility for retirement. These letters would be sent by the
icecutive Secretary of the Retirement Board directly to the individual
with copies to his supervisor. A letter would also be sent to the indi-
vidual's supervisor two years in advance of eligibility for retirement
for necessary action of the supervisor; and
c. That no change in the Retirement Board membership should be made
for at least a year, but approved in principle the rotation of one member
a year, starting about 1 July 1962.
5. A brief report was given by the Director of Personnel on the status
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consensus that consideration of an early retirement program or personnel in
DDP would not be profitable at this time and, therefore, no priority action
should be taken in this field.
6. Agenda item 4, regarding priority personnel matters to be considered
in the coming year, was introduced by the Director of Personnel. In the dis-
cussion which ensued, it was agreed that:
Y"A a. Action should be taken to firm up the Agency's objectives with
regard to our career service program. A proposal was made that the mem-
bers of the Council or their representatives spend several days at
"Isolation" discussing the significance, objectives, and plans for fur-
thering our career service system;
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b. The Personnel Development Board should be activated immediately.
c. A report on the fitness reporting system should be made to the
Council. This report should include tabulations illustrating significant
deviations in standards and practices; and
d. More was no justifiable basis for a review of the Agency's
overtime policy by the Council at present, but the Agency should con-
tinue to strive for greater uniformity of application of the principles
stated in the present policy.
7. The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
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